Tuesday 9 October 2012

AUGUST SANDER (1876–1964) NEW WALK


Went another exhibition, on some weird overload week, where my photography snoot exhibition arms got well and truly over used.
August Sander was some German photographer who documented German society, including a few snaps of Nazi’s, and guys with monicles. The images were reprints from the original negatives, it was really good to be around, the images were insane, so old and the diversity in the subjects was incredible. I don’t really know much on photography, but I loved it. Germans are funny as well.

Runs from 29th September -  6th of January, for free o course.

Sander created hundreds of photographic portraits in his attempt to document contemporary German society. His detached observational style, and his inclusion of images of society’s outcasts alongside its success stories, reflected his professed aim ‘to see things as they are and not as they should or could be’.
Tate.org.uk
August Sander at New Walk Museum and Art Gallery | Tate
Tate.org.uk (2012) August Sander at New Walk Museum and Art Gallery | Tate. [online] Available at: http://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/new-walk-museum-art-gallery/display/august-sander [Accessed: 9 Oct 2012].


Don’t really know if that’s right, but it’s a nice effort by me I reckon.

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